Sustainability Outlook Headlines

ICICI Bank-backed India Infradebt Ltd braces for a record year

ICICI Bank-backed India Infradebt Ltd, an infrastructure re-financing company, is stepping on the gas after years of inaction and is poised to make record acquisition of assets in fiscal 2018 with banks beginning to part with assets that are profitable. 

The company formed to ease the burden of banks saddled with infrastructure assets is exploiting the benign interest rate environment. It is mostly... Read more..

How much crop residue can be used as fuel in power plants: NGT asks NTPC

The National Green Tribunal today directed the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to inform it how much agricultural residue, in "pellet" form, it can use as raw material along with coal in power plants for power generation. 

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh governments to take instructions on the possibility of power... Read more..

EPCA lifts ‘emergency’ measures as air quality improves in Delhi-NCR

The Supreme Court-mandated EPCA today withdrew the ban on construction activities, entry of trucks and enhanced parking fees from across Delhi–NCR as air quality remained out of the ‘emergency’ category for the second straight day.

The measures, part of the Graded Response Action Plan, were enforced on November 8 after pollution levels had spiked, hitting the emergency category, accompanied by thick smog.... Read more..

Sustainability Outlook partners with CII for the 8th Edition of Waste Management Summit to be held from 23 to 24 November in Bengaluru

The 8^th edition of CII Waste Management Summit scheduled to be held on 23 & 24 November 2017 at Hotel Le Meridien, Bengaluru is designed to offer an excellent  platform for stakeholders to address various issues and challenges, acclimatize new concepts & technologies and facilitate new business opportunities. The Conference will broadly focus on the following topics:

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  Date : Nov 17
  Source: Sustainability Outlook

Alternatives put on table to break pre-2020 impasse at COP23

Negotiators have so far failed to break the ice on the issue of pre-2020 impasse here during the ongoing UN climate change conference. Though an alternative has been put forward to make some progress, the developing countries on Monday refused to go for it and insisted to include pre-2020 issues in the agenda of COP23. 

It is learnt that the Morocco's foreign minister, Salaheddine Mezouar, who convened... Read more..

Gujarat wind auction put off again

Gujarat’s first wind auction scheduled for Wednesday has been put off once again, an official at Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL), which is conducting the auction, said. 

Though the official refused to give any reasons, sources close to the development said it was because the Indian Wind Energy Association (IWEA), which has been opposing the auction, had moved the Supreme Court. 

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Wrangler Adopts Foam-Dyeing Technology, Revs Up to Revolutionize Denim

Yesterday, representatives from across the apparel industry came together at the Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute of Texas Tech University, where Wrangler, Lee, the Walmart Foundation and Indigo Mill Designs (IMD) unveiled a new disruptive dyeing process for producing denim. In a radical departure from water-based dyeing, IndigoZERO™ uses a foam-based process to reduce water and energy use by more than 90 percent.

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Delhi air pollution: NGT directs AAP govt to seize 10-year old diesel taxis

Mumbai Port Trust to set up solid waste management facilities

The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) has decided to set up a solid waste collection and segregation facility in areas controlled by them in south Mumbai. This facility will also include storage, disposal and transportation of 22 tonnes per day of waste generated from colonies of MbPT in Colaba, Mazgaon, Cotton Green and Wadala. MbPT is one of the biggest landlords in the city.

The project is being undertaken to... Read more..

ReNew Power to buy wind power business of KC Thapar Group for Rs 1,000 crore

Sumant Sinha-led ReNew Power is making a Rs 1,000-crore acquisition of wind power assets of the KC Thapar Group, helping India’s biggest renewable energy player strengthen its position in the rapidly consolidating sector.

ReNew Power will acquire three fully operational plants with a total capacity of 103 megawatts in Andhra Pradesh in one of the biggest deals in renewable energy sector this year, as the... Read more..

Government gives Bhandewadi land to Essel for waste-to-energy project

The state government has given 10 acre in Bhandewadi to Essel Infrastructure and Hitachi Zosen India for their solid waste-to-energy project. The general body of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) had recommended the same on July 20. Work is yet to begin on the project.

The land has been given on an annual lease of Rs1 for 15 years. Essel and Hitachi will not be able to use land for any purpose other... Read more..

India says developed countries should earmark financial assistance for solar projects in developing nations

India has said the developed countries should earmark a part of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan towards solar energy projects in developing countries.

“Multilateral Development Banks and other financial institutions (should) provide whole-hearted support for solar projects through low cost finance, and research and technology institutions worldwide should try their utmost to bring the cost of... Read more..